The White House pledged to protect world leaders if they show up
is this year’s host for the G7 summit. Trump cancelled an in-person meeting in March as COVID-19 outbreak spread around the world.
Watch: Visit to U.S. for G7 meeting possible but Trudeau remains cautious. Story continues below video.“There are significant health preoccupations that we have around holding an in-person meeting,” Trudeau said, adding there are questions about the risk of COVID-19 transmission and whether or not he would have to go into self-isolation again upon his return.
Under the Quarantine Act, travellers must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival in Canada. Trudeau was previously in self-isolation for two weeks in March after his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau,White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Tuesday the Trump administration has received “great reception” from world leaders about an in-person meeting in Washington.
Trump previously mused on Twitter that having world leaders gather in Washington, D.C. would be a “be a great sign to all — normalization!” as countries look to rebuild their economies impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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